Caraval was a whirlwind. For a while, I felt like this book was my own personal nightmare… Being stuck in a game where everything seemed real, but probably wasn’t, and having to find the clues to win and get your sister back… that would be a bad situation for my sisters. (I’m terrible with puzzles and riddles.) Honestly, I was confused for a good portion of this book. But I think it was supposed to be confusing? The magic in the story and the game of Caraval is quite chaotic. It reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. It was random and nonsensical, and I struggled with that aspect a little bit. But then we’d get these moments where something was revealed and things made a little bit of sense and that motivated me to keep going. The ending was fantastic. I am very curious to see what happens in the next book and if anything makes sense there.